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Virtue epistemology Virtue epistemology refers to any number of philosophical approaches which address contemporary problems in the theory of knowledge (epistemology) by means of the concept of intellectual (epistemic) virtues. Commonly accepted epistemic virtues include creativity, intellectual humility, and objectivity.
Virtue ethics Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may, initially, be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, in contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or rules (deontology) or that which emphasizes the consequences of actions (consequentialism).
Virtue jurisprudence In the philosophy of law, virtue jurisprudence is the name given to theories of law related to virtue ethics. By making the aretaic turn in legal theory, virtue jurisprudence focuses on the importance of character and human excellence or virtue to questions about the nature of law, the content of the law, and judging.
Virtue, liberty, and independence Virtue, Liberty, and Independence was adapted in 1875 as Pennsylvania's official motto. It was taken from the Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania, andit represents the fact that Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, specifically) was the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Virtues of Harmony Virtues of Harmony (Traditional Chinese 皆大歡喜, Simplified Chinese 皆大欢喜, Pinyin: Jiē Dà Huān Xǐ) was a sitcom produced by TVB. It starred Nancy Sit, Frankie Lam, Bondy Chiu, Michael Tse, Cutie Mui, Bernice Liu, Joyce Chen, Yvonne Lam, Johnny Tang, Louis Yuen, etc.
Virtues of Ultima The Ultima series of computer role-playing games featured a Virtue system that the player was required to follow in the game as the Avatar. These Virtues were inspired in part by the codes of chivalry and the Eightfold Path of Buddhism, and were created specifically for Ultima.
Virtuoso A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, late Latin virtuosus, Latin virtus meaning: skill, manliness, excellence) is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos.
Virtuoso (comics) Virtuoso first appeared in Villains United #6 as part of a group of Society members launching an assault of the Secret Six. Not much is known about her, only she seems to have acquired the powers and violin of the Fiddler.
Virtuoso Universal Server Virtuoso Universal Server is a middleware and database engine hybrid that combines the functionality of a traditional RDBMS, ORDBMS, virtual database, RDF, XML, free-text, Web Application Server, and File Server functionality in a single server product offering. Rather than have dedicated servers for each of the aforementioned functionality realms, Virtuoso is a "universal server"; it enables a single multithreaded server process that implements multiple protocols.
Virtuous circle and vicious circle In many parts of economics there is an assumption that a complex system of determinants will tend to lead to a state of equilibrium. When this tendency is absent terms like virtuous circle and vicious circle (or virtuous cycle and vicious cycle) to describe these unstable pattern of events are used.
Virtuozzo Virtuozzo is a proprietary operating system virtualization product produced by SWsoft, Inc. A version that supports Linux has been available since 2001; a version that supports Microsoft Windows became available in 2005.
Virtural Reality and Education Laboratory (VREL) The Virtual Reality and Education Laboratory (VREL) at East Carolina University is dedicated to finding ways to use virtual reality in education. Recognizing the need for a laboratory to study the implications of virtual reality on K-12 education, Dr.
Virtus (disambiguation) The word Virtus has several English equivalencies; primary among these are valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth. As such, "Virtus" is commonly found in mottos of universities and other entities.
Virtus (program) VIRTUS is a program created by the National Catholic Risk Retention Group in the United States with a "Protecting God's Children" component that combats sexual abuse of children in the church. It is currently in use in over 80 dioceses in the United States.
Virtus (virtue) Virtus was a specific virtue in Ancient Rome. It does not mean virtue in general, but something more like valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth (perceived masculine strengths, which may indicate its derivation from vir, man).
Virtusa Corporation Virtusa is a provider of software development and IT services for the financial services, communications, retail and high technology industries. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Virtusa has offices and technology centers throughout the US, UK and Asia.
Virtute et armis Virtute et armis (Latin "By virtue and arms") is a state motto of Mississippi, accepted as an element of the state seal. It may have been suggested by the motto of Lord Gray De Wilton Virtute non armis fido ("I trust in virtue not arms").
Virtutech Virtutech was founded in 1998 as a spin-off from the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS). The company's main product is Simics software, used by teams of software developers to create virtual hardware for the development, testing, and debugging of embedded software that runs devices such as high-end servers, network hardware, aerospace/military vehicles, and automobiles.
Virtuti Militari The Virtuti Militari (Latin: "For Military Virtue") was created in 1792 and is Poland's highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy and one of the oldest military decorations in the world still in use . Some of the heroic actions recognized by an award of the Virtuti Militari are equivalent to those meriting the Commonwealth's Victoria Cross, Malaysia's Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa and the U.
Virulence factor Virulence factors are molecules produced by a pathogen that specifically influence their host's function to allow the pathogen to thrive. Factors that are used in general life processes, such as metabolism, may be vital to the pathogen's ability to thrive in the host, but are not considered virulence factors since they lack specific function to directly influence the host.
Virunga Mountains The Virunga Mountains are a chain of volcanoes in East Africa, along the northern border of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The mountain range is a branch of the Albertine Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley.
Virunga National Park The Virunga National Park (formerly Albert National Park) lies from the Virunga Mountains, to the Rwenzori Mountains, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda. Covering 7,800 km² it was established in 1925 as Africa's first national park.
Virus (1999 film) Virus is a sci-fi/horror film released in 1999 about an alien lifeform which primarily inhabits electronic devices. The lifeform invades Mir (the Russian space station) and is transmitted to a Russian research ship, and sets out to exterminate the crew of a tugboat who find the derelict ship.
Virus (comic book) Virus is a Dark Horse Comics comic book, written by Chuck Pfarrer, drawn by Canadian artist Howard Cobb and published in 1995. The story is about an alien life form which takes over a Chinese research vessel and reconfigures it -- using both the damaged electronics and the dead bodies of the crew, it propagates itself by making various "creatures" created out of both organic and inorganic parts.
Virus (computer game) Virus is a computer game designed by David Braben, developed by Frontier Developments, and Published by British Telecom (under the Firebird name). Virus is a port of the game Zarch, the flagship game of the Acorn Archimedes computer.
Virus (KMFDM song) Virus is a KMFDM single preceding the album NaĂŻve. It features the title track "Virus" as well as "More & Faster" off of More & Faster, "Don't Blow Your Top" off of Don't Blow Your Top and "High & Geil", an alternate version of "More & Faster".
Virus Bulletin Virus Bulletin is a magazine about the prevention, detection and removal of malware and spam. It regularly features analyses of the latest virus threats, articles exploring new developments in the fight against viruses, interviews with anti-virus experts, and evaluations of current anti-malware products.
Virus evolution Virus evolution is a subfield of evolutionary biology that is specifically concerned with the evolution of viruses. Many viruses, in particular RNA viruses, have fairly high mutation rates (on the order of one point mutation or more per genome per round of replication in RNA viruses) and short generation times.
Virus Chaser Virus Chaser is a software product developed by a Korean company named New Technology Wave by technical affiliation with Doctor Web. Virus Chaser has been designed as a complete anti-malware system for users across Asia, which is New Technology Wave's primary market.
Virus Recordings Virus Recordings is an influential UK-based drum and bass record label, specialising in the techstep and neurofunk subgenres. Founded by Ed Rush and Optical in 1998, the label is known as the main home of the duo as well as Fierce, Matrix, and MC Ryme Tyme.
Virus signature A virus signature is a unique string of bits, or the binary pattern, of all or part of a computer virus. The virus signature is like a fingerprint in that it can be used to detect and identify specific viruses.
Virus Syndicate Virus Syndicate are a British rap group who often supply the vocal accompaniment on beatmaster Mark One's recordings, specifically on his debut LP, One Way. They have also released their own grime LP, Work Related Illness, another collaboration with Mark One.
Viruses of the Mind "Viruses of the Mind" (1991) is a controversial essay by Richard Dawkins using memetics and analogies with biological and computer viruses, and with disease and epidemiology, to analyse the propagation of ideas and behaviours. Its particular focus is on religious beliefs and activities.
Viruslist.com Viruslist.com is a computer security portal devoted to educating the general public about different aspects of Internet security and various threats existing in the Internet, such as computer malware, hackers and spammers.
Virusoid A virusoid is an infectious agent that infects plants in conjunction with an assistant virus; the assistant virus harbors the virusoid and is required for successful infection. Virusoids consist of a single molecule of single-stranded circular RNA that is several hundred nucleotides long and codes for nothing but its own structure.
Virvint Capital Management Virvint Capital Management is a professional venture capital fund that invests in seed stage/very early stage companies. Virvint seeks to provide value for the entrepreneur from idea to company, thereby helping the companies achieve their full potential.
Vis viva In the history of science, vis viva (from the Latin for living force) is an obsolete scientific theory that served as an elementary and limited early formulation of the principle of conservation of energy. It can be thought of as a type of kinetic energy or of energy related to sensible motions.
Visa (document) A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit. "the document having been seen") is a document issued by a country giving an individual permission to formally request entrance to the country during a given period of time and for certain purposes (see below for caveats and exceptions) and most always stamped or glued inside of a passport, or are sometimes issued as separate pieces of paper.
Visa Debit This article is about the former "Delta" debit card now issued under the VISA brand in the United Kingdom. For another VISA debit card in the UK, and in all countries except the United States, Canada and Australia, see Visa Electron.
Visa Electron Visa Electron is a debit or credit card available across most of the world, with the exception of the United States, Canada and Australia. The card was introduced by VISA in the 80s and is a sister card to the Visa Debit card.
Visa fraud Visa Fraud has different criteria in various parts of the world, but the commonly accepted points are the sale, provision, or transfer of otherwise legitimate visas, misrepresentation of reasons for traveling and forgery or alteration of a visa.
Visa International Service Association The Visa International Service Association of San Francisco, California, USA, commonly called VISA, is an economic joint venture of 21,000 financial institutions that issue and market Visa products including credit and debit cards.
Visa Waiver Program The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is a program of the United States of America which allows citizens of specific countries to travel to the US for tourism or business for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa. All countries participating in program have high HDI and most are regarded as developed countries
Visage Visage was a New Romantic ensemble that began life in 1978, mainly to provide some danceable music to be played on Steve Strange's and Rusty Egan's Billy's London nightclub. Strange commented about the meaning of the ensemble's name: "The meaning of Visage, apart from being French for face, is that the Vis is for the visual side of the band...
Visakha Steel Workers Union Visakha Steel Workers Union, a trade union of steel workers at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, in Visakhapatnam, India. VSWU used to be the recognized union at the plant, but the recognition was later lost to the INTUC-affiliated Visakha Steel Employees' Congress.
Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam (also Viśākhapaṭṭanamu, shortened and anglicized: Vizag or Vizagapatnam) is a port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the eastern shore of India, nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east.
Visalia Electric Railroad The Visalia Electric Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, operated in Tulare County, California between 1906 and 1990. The VE was headquartered in Exeter and began as a passenger carrier and fruit hauler serving the fruit growing area near the foothills on the eastern side of the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
Visalia Metropolitan Area The Greater Visalia Area is a metropolitan statistical area in Central California known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. With a population estimated at 410,874, it is the sixth largest metropolitan statistical area in Califonia's expansive Central Valley, following Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, and Modesto.
Visalia, California Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a population of 107,555 people and a metropolitan area of 410,874.
Visanthe Shiancoe Visanthe Shiancoe (born June 18, 1980 in Laurel, Maryland) is a National Football League tight end. Shianchoe was drafted out of Morgan State in the 2003 NFL Draft by the New York Giants in the 3rd round with the 91st overall pick.
Visarga Visarga () is a Sanskrit word meaning "sending forth, discharge". In Sanskrit phonology (), (also called, equivalently, by earlier grammarians) is the name of a phone, , written as IAST <>, Harvard-Kyoto <H>, Devanagari <>.
Visayan languages The Visayan languages of the Philippines, along with Tagalog and Bikol, are part of the Central Philippine language family. Most Visayan languages are spoken in the Visayas region but they are also spoken in the Bicol Region (particularly in Sorsogon and Masbate), islands south of Luzon such as those that make up Romblon, the northern and western areas of Mindanao, and the province of Sulu located southwest of Mindanao.
Visayan Sea The Visayan Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, surrounded on three sides by the islands of the Visayas. The Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas lie to the east and west, while the Central Visayas lie to the south.
Visayan Warty Pig The Visayan warty pig, Sus cebifrons is a critically endangered species of pig. The Visayan warty pig can only be found on two of the Visayan Islands in the central Philippines, and as a result, faces unique challenges to their survival in the wild.
Visborg Visborg (Wisborg) refers to a fortress in the town of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. There was no one fortress called "Visborg", rather it refers to successive fortresses built in Visby (Borg in Old Norse means fortress or castle).
Visbur In Scandinavian mythology, Visbur was a king of the House of Ynglings and the son of Vanlandi. He was burned to death inside his hall by the arson of two of his own sons in revenge for rejecting their mother and denying them their heritage.
Visby Visby is the largest city on the Swedish island of Gotland;it is arguably the best-preserved medieval town in Scandinavia, and has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of its history, the most notable objects are the 3.
Visby class corvette Visby is a Swedish Navy class of corvettes named after the city of Visby and built by Kockums, Karlskrona. The class has received widespread international attention because of its stealth capabilities and network-centric design.
Visby lenses The Visby lenses are a collection of lens-shaped manufactured objects made of rock crystal (quartz) found in a viking grave in Gotland dating from approximately the 10th century. Some of them are mounted in silver and may have been carried as a pendant, but others appear not to have been used as jewellery.
Visceral fat Visceral fat, also known as organ fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity as opposed to subcutaneous fat which is found underneath the skin and intramuscular fat which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. Visceral fat is composed of several adipose depots including mesenteric, epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT) and perirenal depots.
Viscidium Viscidium is a sticky substance in flowers used to collect pollen or pollinia; entomological orchid pollination uses the viscidium dually. When an insect initially becomes engaged with a second flower of a compatible species the viscidium of this flower grabs the pollinia off of the host insect's back or head and sends the genetics down the column to the ovary of the flower which is located in the stalk.
Viscoelasticity Viscoelasticity, also known as anelasticity, describes materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics. Viscous materials, like honey, resist shear flow and strain linearly with time when a stress is applied.
Visconti-Sforza tarot deck The first known Tarot deck, then still called Trionfi ("trump") cards, were commissioned by Filippo Maria Visconti The 78 card deck is commonly known as the Visconti-Sforza tarot deck after the old ruling houses of Milan and Lombardia, the House of Visconti] and the [[House of Sforza.
Viscose Viscose is a viscous organic liquid used to make rayon and cellophane. Cellulose from wood or cotton fibres is treated with sodium hydroxide, then mixed with carbon disulfide to form cellulose xanthate, which is dissolved in more sodium hydroxide.
Viscosity (programming) In object oriented programming, viscosity refers to the ease at which a developer can add design-preserving code to a system. If it is easier to add a hack than it is to add code that fits into the program's design, then the system has high viscosity.
Viscosity solution In mathematics, the viscosity solution concept was introduced in the early 1980's by Pierre-Louis Lions and Michael Crandall as a generalization of the classical concept of what is meant by a 'solution' to a partial differential equation (PDE). It has been found that the viscosity solution is the natural solution concept to use in many applications of PDE's, including for example first order equations arising in optimal control (the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation), differential games (the Isaacs equation) or front evolution problems, as well as second-order equations such as the ones arising in stochastic optimal control or stochastic differential games.
Viscount Aboyne Viscount Aboyne was a peerage title in the Peerage of Scotland and was created on 20 April 1632 for George Gordon, Earl of Enzie, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly. Upon his succession to the Huntly title, the 1st Viscount lost that title, which passed to his second son.
Viscount Allen Viscount Allen, in the County of Kildare, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland that was created on 28 August 1717, along with the title Baron Allen, of Stillorgan in the County of Dublin for John Allen, a former MP of the Irish House of Commons for County Dublin, County Carlow and County Wicklow. The titles became extinct on the death of his great-grandson, the 6th Viscount, on 21 September 1845.
Viscount Allenby Viscount Allenby, of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 October 1919 for the prominent military commander Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to his younger brother Captain Frederick Claude Hynman Allenby and his heirs male lawfully begotten.
Viscount Alverstone Viscount Alverstone was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 24 November 1913 for Richard Webster, 1st Baron Alverstone, the Lord Chief Justice. He had been created Baron Alverstone on 18 June 1900.
Viscount Amory Viscount Amory, of Tiverton in the County of Devon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 1 September 1960 for the former Chancellor Derick Heathcoat-Amory. It became extinct upon his death on 20 January 1981.
Viscount Avonmore Viscount Avonmore was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 29 December 1800 for the former Attorney-General for Ireland and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Ireland, Barry Yelverton, 1st Baron Yelverton. He had been created Baron Yelverton on 15 June 1795.
Viscount Barrington Viscount Barrington, of Ardglass, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 (along with the subsidiary title Baron Barrington, of Newcastle) for the lawyer, theologian and politician John Shute Barrington.
Viscount Bearsted Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, the joint-founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company.
Viscount Bellomont Viscount Bellomont was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 18 July 1645, along with the title Baron Bard of Dromboy, for Sir Henry Bard, Bt. He had been created a baronet, of Staines, Middlesex, on 8 October 1644 in the Baronetage of Ireland.
Viscount Bennett Viscount Bennett, of Mickleham in the County of Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell in the Dominion of Canada, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1941 for the former Prime Minister of Canada Richard Bedford Bennett.
Viscount Bertie of Thame Viscount Bertie of Thame (pronounced barty of tame), in the County of Oxfordshire, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for the prominent diplomat Sir Francis Bertie on his retirement as British Ambassador to France.
Viscount Blakenham Viscount Blakenham, of Little Blakenham in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1963 for the Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for War the Hon.
Viscount Bledisloe Viscount Bledisloe, of Lydney in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the Conservative politician Sir Charles Bathurst upon his retirement as Governor-General of New Zealand.
Viscount Bolingbroke and St John Viscount Bolingbroke, in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1712 for Henry St John, along with the subsidiary title of Baron St John of Lydiard Tregoze, in the County of Wiltshire.
Viscount Boyd of Merton Viscount Boyd of Merton, of Merton-in-Penninghame in the County of Wigtown, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for the Colonies Alan Lennox-Boyd.
Viscount Brackley The title Viscount Brackley has been created twice; once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The English title was created in 1616 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere; however, he died a year later and the viscountcy merged with the earldom of Bridgewater, which had been meant for Egerton, but he died before he could receive it.
Viscount Brentford Viscount Brentford, of Newick in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the Conservative politician William Joynson-Hicks, chiefly remembered for his tenure as Home Secretary from 1924 to 1929.
Viscount Bridgeman Viscount Bridgeman, of Leigh in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the Conservative politician William Bridgeman, who had previously served as Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty.
Viscount Bridport Viscount Bridport is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation became extinct in 1814 while the second creation is still extant
Viscount Brookeborough Viscount Brookeborough, of Colebrooke in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1952 for the Ulster Unionist politician and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Baronet, of Colebrooke.
Viscount Buckmaster Viscount Buckmaster, of Cheddington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 the lawyer and Liberal politician and former Lord Chancellor Sir Stanley Buckmaster.
Viscount Bulkeley The title of Viscount Bulkeley was once created in the Peerage of Ireland on 19 January 1644 for Thomas Bulkeley, the son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and a supporter of King Charles I of England. The seventh viscount was created Baron Bulkeley in the Peerage of Great Britain on 14 May 1784.
Viscount Caldecote Viscount Caldecote, of Bristol in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1939 for the lawyer and politician Sir Thomas Inskip so that he could sit in the House of Lords and serve as Lord Chancellor.
Viscount Canterbury Viscount Canterbury, of the City of Canterbury, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1835 for the Tory politician Charles Manners-Sutton, who had previously served as Speaker of the House of Commons.
Viscount Carleton of Clare The title of Baron Carleton of Amner was created in the Peerage of Ireland on 17 September 1789 for Hugh Carleton, who was created Viscount Carleton of Clare on 21 November 1797. Hugh Carleton had been Solicitor General for Ireland in 1779 and Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland from 1787 to 1800.
Viscount Castlecomer Viscount Castlecomer was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 15 March 1707, along with the title Baron Wandesford, for Sir Christopher Wandesford, Bt. His father, Christopher Wandesford, had been created a baronet of Kirklington, Yorkshire on 5 August 1662 in the Baronetage of England.
Viscount Cave Viscount Cave, of Richmond in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Sir George Cave, who later served as Lord Chancellor.
Viscount Clanmalier The titles of Viscount Clanmalier and Baron (of) Phillipstown were created in the Peerage of Ireland on 22 December 1631 for Terence O'Dempsey. On the death of the third viscount in 1691, both titles became extinct.
Viscount Colville of Culross Viscount Colville of Culross is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Viscount holds the subsidiary titles of Lord Colville of Culross (created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1604) and Baron Colville of Culross (created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1885).
Viscount Combermere Viscount Combermere, of Bhurtpore in the East Indies and of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for the prominent military commander Sir Stapleton Cotton, 6th Baronet, of Combermere.
Viscount D'Abernon The title of Baron D'Abernon was created once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 2 July 1914 for the former Member of Parliament for Exeter, Edgar Vincent, who was created Viscount D'Abernon on 20 February 1926 after he was invested as member of the Privy Council in 1920. On his death in 1941, both titles became extinct.
Viscount Daventry Viscount Daventry, of Daventry in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 May 1943 for Muriel FitzRoy (née Douglas-Pennant), in honour of her late husband, Edward FitzRoy, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943.
Viscount Davidson Viscount Davidson, of Little Gaddesden in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead Sir John Davidson.
Viscount Dawson of Penn Viscount Dawson of Penn, of Penn in the County of Buckinghamshire, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created in 1936 for Bertrand Edward Dawson, the long-time physician to the Royal household. He had already been created Baron Dawson of Penn, of Penn in the County of Buckinghamshire, in 1920.

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